Byzantium at War AD 600-1453
John Haldon
Byzantium survived for 800 years, yet its dominions and power fluctuated dramatically during that time. John Haldon tells the story from the days when the Empire was barely clinging on to survival, to the age when its fabulous wealth attracted Viking mercenaries and Asian nomad warriors to its armies, their very appearance on the field enough to bring enemies to terms. In 1453 the last emperor of Byzantium, Constantine XII, died fighting on the ramparts, bringing to a romantic end the glorious history of this legendary empire.
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Year:
2002
Publisher:
Osprey Publishing
Language:
english
Pages:
94
ISBN 10:
0415968615
ISBN 13:
9780415968614
Series:
Essential Histories
File:
PDF, 35.47 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2002